The Dave Kershner Lightning Round Podcast
A quarters worth (+/-) of The Lightning Episodes Podcast can be found here. Older archived episodes (Audio and/or Video) can be found on their respective ‘Archive’ pages: Archive - Lightning Round Podcast 2021, Archive - Lightning Round Podcast 2022, Archive - Lightning Round Podcast 2023, and Archive - Lightning Round Podcast 2024. For shorter, topic specific episodes, check out my Quick Hits episodes and see me lose my mind!
NOTE: As of August 14, 2023, all Preparedness topics formally presented under the Lightning Round banner have been re-branded () into a new podcast called The Kershner Files.
And lastly, the first year of the Lightning Round podcast was audio only. As of December 30, 2021, the podcast shifted to audio and video. The audio can be played directly from my site but the video links will navigate you to either the Contra Radio Network site or, as of late April/early May 2024, to Rumble. All episodes can still be found on popular podcast sites under the Contra Radio Network banner. Places like iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, PodBean, HubHopper, Podbay, Backtracks, and Listen Notes. Some providers allow video, but not all.
Note: All podcasts are USUALLY on hiatus during the summer and holiday weeks.
January 2025 (Episode 200 - 202)
Episode 200 - January 11, 2025 - In Episode 200, Dave starts the show by discussing the resignation of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. Oh, happy days! After that, he turns his attention to the first steps the Trump administration plans to take to clean out the deep state rot in the NSC. Dave then provides an update on where some of the gold bars (billions in tax payer dollars) being thrown off the Titanic (EPA) landed and it’s not good… basically $50M went to a terrorist org masquerading as a climate change NGO. From there, he discusses SoCal getting the Maui treatment and all of the latest news and intel from this latest gov’t operation (tinfoil theory: destroy Diddy evidence). Dave closes the show with updates from the UK and the EU regarding the fact that reports are now being leaked about how various governments hid migrant sexual assault data. Articles discussed:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Resign by John Hayward from Breitbart
Exclusive — Mike Waltz to Clean Out Deep Staters from National Security Council: ‘We’re Taking Resignations at 12:01’ on January 20 by Matthew Boyle from Breitbart
The Kalergi Plan - Wikipedia
AI Singularity? ChatGPT rates Glenn's 2025 predictions by Glen Beck from Blaze Media
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Episode 201 - January 18, 2025 - In Episode 201, Dave starts the show with a truncated review of foreign and domestic news headlines. After that, he begins delving into the inauguration and Trumps actions prior to even being sworn in. From there, Dave reviews the plans for mass deportation and Gen. Milley’s authorization to use next gen weapons on protesters in DC during the Summer of Love. He closes the show with a look at Title IX court ruling, the confirmation hearings, SCOTUS ruling, and the Potato commuting the sentences of another 2,500 prisoners. Articles discussed:
Trump, China's Xi speak on phone ahead of inauguration by Chris Pandolfo from Fox News
Trump swearing-in to move indoors due to cold weather by Chris Pandolfo et al from Fox News
Border Czar Homan Rolling Out Way for Individual Americans to Personally Help Deport Illegals by Jack Davis from The Western Journal
Exclusive: General Mark Milley, Pentagon approved directed-energy weapons for use on June 2020 DC rioters, source says by Steve Baker and Joseph M. Hanneman from Blaze Media
Federal judge strikes down Biden admin's Title IX rewrite by Ryan Gaydos from Fox News
Trump Homeland Security secretary nominee Kristi Noem testifies before Senate by Fox News Staff
Supreme Court upholds looming TikTok ban by Breanne Deppisch from Fox News
Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency by Elizabeth Pritchett from Fox News
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Episode 202 - January 25, 2025 - In Episode 202, Dave spends nearly 90 minutes free styling his way through the week that was… and what a week it truly was! Trump’s first week in office was EPIC and there was definitely no shortage of topics to cover. Executive orders galore, DEI and the deep state are receding into the shadows, Brennan crying over his security clearance, immigration crack down begins, FEMA might get shuttered, and Ohio scores a weapons plant. Europe will have to wait this week! Articles discussed:
As Trump Cracks Down On DEI In Washington, Federal Agencies Caught Secretly Trying To Keep It Alive by mlance from American Action News
Chicago resident angered by liberal mayor's refusal to cooperate with ICE: 'Doesn't align with the people' by Madison Columbo from Fox News
Trump 'misrepresented' Hunter Biden laptop letter, John Brennan complains after losing security clearance by Lindsay Kornick from Fox News
Trump White House Removes Deep-State Agency Officials, Fulfilling National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s Pledge Before Inauguration by Matthew Boyle from Breitbart
Report: ‘Anxiety and Confusion’ Besets ‘Deep State’ as Purge Begins by Wendell Husebo from Breitbart
'Deportation flights have begun' as Trump sends 'strong and clear message,' White House says by Greg Norman from Fox News
Report: India to Take Back 18,000 Indian Migrants Living in U.S. Illegally by Elizabeth Weibel from Breitbart
Trump Stunned by What He Finds in North Carolina, Threatens Ultimate Accountability for FEMA by Bryan Chai from The Western Journal
Ohio Partners with Anduril to “Rebuild the Arsenal” for Essential National Security Needs - Press Release from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine
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No audio file is available for this episode due to file size limits/constraints on Squarespace.
February 2025 (Episode 203 - 205)
Episode 203 - February 8, 2025 - In Episode 203, Dave spends a fair amount of time discussing Australia, Germany, and the UKs current predicament and how they can’t seem to get out of their own way and stop digging. After that, he runs through a series of leftist meltdowns over the administration and DOGE’s actions before wrapping up the show with some steamy language from Tom Homan and the border. Articles discussed:
German Left-Populists Declare War on Globalist Green Agenda in Countdown to Federal Elections by Kurt Zindulka from Breitbart
Farage: Politicians Are ‘All Wankers, The Lot of Them’ by Oliver JJ Lane from Breitbart
Senate Confirms Russell Vought for Office of Management and Budget Despite Massive Democrat Pushback by Paul Bois from Breitbart
Democrats try to enter Department of Education amid outrage over possible DOGE cuts by Rachel Wolf from Fox News
'There will be violence': Homan issues warning to cartels, tells Glenn Beck next steps by Joseph McKinnon from Blaze Media
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Episode 204 - February 15, 2025 - In Episode 204, Dave spends a fair amount of time discussing DOGE before turning his attention internationally again to Australia and Germany. He also discusses the Middle East for good measure. After that, Dave discusses some domestic faire regarding buyouts, Dallas PD, and Worcester, MA being threatened into voting for themselves to become a sanctuary city for trannies and the gender dysphoric. Articles discussed:
At Least 20 Injured as Driver Ploughs Car Into Crowd in Germany by Oliver JJ Lane from Breitbart
Hamas Backs Down: Agrees to Resume Releasing Israeli Hostages by Simon Kent from Breitbart
Trump, Musk Winning the War on Waste: 75K Federal Workers Take Buyout Offer by Simon Kent from Breitbart
Dallas police won't join ICE deportation raids, interim chief tells immigrant meetings by Michael Dorgan from Fox News
Massachusetts town votes to become a transgender 'sanctuary city' after wild city council meeting by Nikolas Lane & Alexa Moutevelis from Fox News
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Episode 205 - February 22, 2025 - In Episode 205, Dave highlights the dizzying week that was by trying to hit as many of the highlights and headlines as possible. Here’s what we know or think on the international stage: Hamas terrorists in Gaza are evil personified, Germany is too afraid of being called names, and someone likely pulled the Mexican President aside and told her what’s what with the cartels in her country. On the domestic front, Trump finally has the bulk of his dream team in place, the potato granted access to IRS data to over 400 people, and if you don’t have whiplash from all of the announcements out of DOGE you haven’t been paying attention. Articles discussed:
TOO MANY TO LIST
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March 2025 (Episode 206 - 207)
Episode 206 - March 1, 2025 - In Episode 206, Dave provides a bit of truncated show given his recent travels and levels of exhaustion. He starts the shows discussing the Pam Bondi/Kash Patel debacle regarding the Epstein client list. After that, Dave moves on to the train wreck press conference between Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy. He closes the show with a review of the German election results and Mexico sending the U.S. cartel members. It was crazy week in the political realm that’s for sure. Articles discussed:
FBI in New York buried 'thousands of pages' of Epstein secrets: AG Bondi by Candace Hathaway from BlazeMedia
Trump, Vance berate Zelenskyy in brutal confrontation at White House as the world watches by Blaze News
German Election Exit Polls: Former Merkel Party Regains Top Spot, Populist AfD Surges to Strong Second Place, and Leftist Social Democrats Collapse by Kurt Zindulka from Breitbart
Democracy Betrayed? Right Wing Dominates Germany Elections, But New Chancellor May Betray Voters to Partner With Left-Wing Coalition by Oliver JJ Lane from Breitbart
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Episode 207 - March 29, 2025 - Coming soon…